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Report Date : |
19.03.2013 |
IDENTIFICATION DETAILS
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Name : |
AASTHA
(HK) LTD. |
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Registered Office : |
c/o Embassy International (HK) Ltd., Unit D, 26/F., 8 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon |
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Country : |
Hong Kong |
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Date of Incorporation : |
20.03.2012 |
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Com. Reg. No.: |
59541659 |
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Legal Form : |
Private Limited Company. |
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Line of Business : |
Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler of Diamond & Jewellery, etc. |
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No. of Employees : |
02. (Including
affiliates) |
RATING & COMMENTS
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MIRA’s Rating : |
B |
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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26-40 |
B |
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively
below average. |
Small |
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Status : |
New and Small Company |
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Payment Behaviour : |
Unknown |
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Litigation : |
Clear |
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ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30th, 2012
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Country Name |
Previous Rating (31.03.2012) |
Current Rating (30.06.2012) |
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Hong Kong |
A2 |
A2 |
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Risk Category |
ECGC
Classification |
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Insignificant |
A1 |
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Low |
A2 |
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Moderate |
B1 |
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High |
B2 |
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Very High |
C1 |
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Restricted |
C2 |
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Off-credit |
D |
Hong Kong - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW
Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of re-exports, is about four times GDP. Hong Kong's open economy left it exposed to the global economic slowdown that began in 2008. Although increasing integration with China, through trade, tourism, and financial links, helped it to make an initial recovery more quickly than many observers anticipated, it again faces a possible slowdown as exports to the Euro zone and US slump. The Hong Kong government is promoting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) as the site for Chinese renminbi (RMB) internationalization. Hong Kong residents are allowed to establish RMB-denominated savings accounts; RMB-denominated corporate and Chinese government bonds have been issued in Hong Kong; and RMB trade settlement is allowed. The territory far exceeded the RMB conversion quota set by Beijing for trade settlements in 2010 due to the growth of earnings from exports to the mainland. RMB deposits grew to roughly 7.8% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2011, an increase of over 59% since the beginning of the year. The government is pursuing efforts to introduce additional use of RMB in Hong Kong financial markets and is seeking to expand the RMB quota. The mainland has long been Hong Kong's largest trading partner, accounting for about half of Hong Kong's exports by value. Hong Kong's natural resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. As a result of China's easing of travel restrictions, the number of mainland tourists to the territory has surged from 4.5 million in 2001 to 28 million in 2011, outnumbering visitors from all other countries combined. Hong Kong has also established itself as the premier stock market for Chinese firms seeking to list abroad. In 2011 mainland Chinese companies constituted about 43% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for about 56% of the Exchange's market capitalization. During the past decade, as Hong Kong's manufacturing industry moved to the mainland, its service industry has grown rapidly. Growth slowed to 5% in 2011. Credit expansion and tight housing supply conditions caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly in 2010 and inflation to rise 5.3% in 2011. Lower and middle income segments of the population are increasingly unable to afford adequate housing. Hong Kong continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining an arrangement established in 1983.
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Source : CIA |
AASTHA (HK) LTD.
c/o Embassy International (HK) Ltd.
Unit D, 26/F., 8 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
PHONE: 2368 4768
FAX: 2739 5226
E-MAIL: embassyhk@gmail.com
Managing Director: Mr. Puneet Kumbhat
Incorporated on: 20th March, 2012.
Organization: Private Limited Company.
Capital: Nominal: HK$10,000.00
Issued: HK$10,000.00
Business Category: Jewellery and Diamond Trader.
Employees: 2. (Including affiliates)
Main Dealing Banker: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Banking Relation: Too early to comment.
Registered Head
Office:-
c/o Embassy International (HK) Ltd.
Unit D, 26/F., 8 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Affiliated
Companies:-
Ciro Diamond Ltd., Hong Kong. (Same address)
Embassy International (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong. (Same address)
Sara Gems Ltd., Hong Kong. (Same address)
59541659
1718712
Managing Director: Mr. Puneet Kumbhat
Nominal Share Capital: HK$10,000.00 (Divided into 10,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)
Issued Share Capital: HK$10,000.00
(As per registry
dated 20-03-2012)
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Name |
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No.
of share |
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Puneet KUMBHAT |
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10,000 ===== |
(As per registry
dated 20-03-2012)
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Name (Nationality) |
Address |
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Puneet KUMBHAT |
A-264, Shastri Nagar, Jodhpur. |
(As per registry
dated 20-03-2012)
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Name |
Address |
Co.
No. |
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Kaizen Secretaries Ltd. |
Room 2103, 21/F., Futura Plaza, 111 How Ming Street, Kwun
Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. |
0640440 |
The subject was incorporated on 20th March, 2012 as a private limited liability company under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance.
Apart from these, neither material change nor amendment has been ever traced and noted.
Activities: Importer, Exporter and Wholesaler.
Lines : Diamond & Jewellery, etc.
Employees: 2. (Including affiliates)
Commodities Imported: India, etc.
Markets: Hong Kong, other Asian countries, etc.
Terms/Sales: As per contracted.
Terms/Buying: Prepayment, L/C, etc.
Nominal Share Capital: HK$10,000.00 (Divided into 10,000 shares of HK$1.00 each)
Issued Share Capital: HK$10,000.00
Profit or Loss: Too early to offer an opinion.
Condition: Business is under development.
Facilities: Is making use of general banking facilities.
Commercial Morality: Satisfactory.
Banker: The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd., Hong Kong.
Standing: Small.
Having issued 10,000 ordinary shares of HK$1.00 each, Aastha (HK) Ltd. is wholly owned by Mr. Puneet Kumbhat who is an Indian. He is an India passport holder and does not have the right to reside in Hong Kong permanently. He is also the only director of the subject.
The subject’s registered address is located at Unit D, 26/F., 8 Hart Avenue, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong where is the operating address of a Hong Kong registered firm known as Embassy International (HK) Ltd. [Embassy] This firm is handling its correspondences.
We can reach the subject at your given phone number 852-5600 0430 and its fax has been confirmed as 852-5600 4730.
Embassy is a diamond trader. It is trading in loose diamonds with ‘VVS to Pique’ quality. The contact person of Embassy and the subject is Mr. Dipen Gandhi who is also an Indian. Embassy currently has about two employees in Hong Kong.
Besides Embassy, another firm known as Ciro Diamond Ltd. [Ciro] is also located at the same address. Incorporated on 11th March, 2009, Ciro is a solitaire diamond wholesaler. It is specialized in those diamonds size from 0.30 to 10 carats. Mr. Dipen Gandhi is the director of Ciro.
The subject is also a diamond importer, exporter and wholesaler. It is trading in loose, polished and cut diamonds. Most of the commodities are imported from India. Prime markets are Hong Kong, Japan and the other Asian countries. Business is still under development.
The history of the subject in Hong Kong is just about a year.
Since the subject’s history is short in Hong Kong, consider it good for business engagements on secured basis.
DIAMOND INDUSTRY –
INDIA
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From time immemorial, India is well known in the world as the birthplace
for diamonds. It is difficult to trace the origin of diamonds but history
says that in the remote past, diamonds were mined only in India. Diamond production
in India can be traced back to almost 8th Century B.C. India,
in fact, remained undisputed leader till 18th Century when Brazilian
fields were discovered in 1725 followed by emergence of S. Africa, Russia and
Australia.
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The achievement of the Indian diamond industry was possible only due to
combination of the manufacturing skills of the Indian workforce and the
untiring and unflagging efforts of the Indian diamantaires, supported by
progressive Government policies.
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The area of study of family owned diamond businesses derives its
importance from the huge conglomerate of family run organizations which operate
in the diamond industry since many generations.
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Some of the basic traits of family run business enterprises include
spirit of entrepreneurship, mutual trust lowers transaction costs, small,
nimble and quick to react, information as a source of advantage and
philanthropy.
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Family owned diamond businesses need to improve on many fronts including
higher standard of corporate governance, long-term performance – focused
strategies, modern management and technology.
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The diamond jewellery industry in India today may be more than Rs 60000
mil and is rated amongst the fastest growing in the world. Indi ranks
third in the world in domestic diamond consumption.
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Utmost caution is to be exercised while dealing with some medium and
large diamond traders which are usually engaged in fictitious import – export,
inter-company transactions, financially assisted by banks. In the process,
several public sector banks lost several hundred million rupees. They mostly
diverted borrowed money for diamond business into real estate and capital
markets.
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Excerpts from Times of India dated 30th October 2010 is as
under –
DIAMOND SAGA –
DIRTY DOZEN STUCK WITH 2K CR DEBT
This could be the biggest credibility crisis
the Indian diamond industry has ever faced. Fifteen banks run the risk of
losing Rs 2000 crore lent to a dozen diamond firms in Surat. Until about two
months ago, they had not repaid these dues. Bankers believe many diamantaires
borrowed money during the economic downturn two years ago and diverted funds to
businesses like real estate and capital markets. Many of themselves made money
from these businesses but their diamond companies have gone sick and declared
insolvency.
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Most of the money borrowed from the banks in the name of their diamond
business has been diverted in real estate and the share market. The banks are
not in a position to seize their properties because in many cases, these were purchased
in the name of their relatives and friends.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
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Currency |
Unit
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Indian Rupees |
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US Dollar |
1 |
Rs.54.29 |
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UK Pound |
1 |
Rs.81.93 |
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Euro |
1 |
Rs.70.01 |
INFORMATION DETAILS
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Report Prepared
by : |
MNL |
RATING EXPLANATIONS
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RATING |
STATUS |
PROPOSED CREDIT LINE |
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>86 |
Aaa |
Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest
capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums |
Unlimited |
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71-85 |
Aa |
Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit
transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest
and principal sums |
Large |
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56-70 |
A |
Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable
factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of
interest and principal sums |
Fairly Large |
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41-55 |
Ba |
Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal
commitments. |
Satisfactory |
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26-40 |
B |
Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively
below average. |
Small |
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11-25 |
Ca |
Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums
in default or expected to be in default upon maturity |
Limited with full
security |
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<10 |
C |
Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised |
Credit not
recommended |
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NB |
New Business |
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This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and
to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite
of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The
assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as
follows:
Financial
condition (40%) Ownership
background (20%) Payment
record (10%)
Credit history
(10%) Market trend
(10%) Operational
size (10%)
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